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Toshack calls on untried trio

Image: Allen: Wales call

John Toshack has named three uncapped youngsters in his squad for Wales' next two internationals.

Allen, Church and King in line for first senior caps

Wales boss John Toshack has named three uncapped youngsters in his squad for the next two internationals, including the World Cup trip to Azerbaijan. Toshack has called up Swansea's Joe Allen, Reading striker Simon Church and Leicester's Andy King. All three are in contention to win their first full caps in the warm-up friendly on 29th May against Estonia at Llanelli. Toshack will then cut his 22-man squad to 20 for the World Cup Group Four qualifier in Azerbaijan on 6th June. Allen, 19, impressed in the final months of Swansea's failed push for promotion, while 20-year-old King starred in Leicester's surge back into the Championship. Church, 20, has shone with eight goals in 10 Under 21 games and also figured in Reading's play-off semi-final against Burnley. Wales squad for friendly against Estonia at Llanelli on 29th May and World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan in Baku on 6th June: Hennessey (Wolves), Myhill (Hull), Price (Derby), Bale (Tottenham), Eardley (Oldham), Gunter (Tottenham), Morgan (Peterborough), Nyatanga (Derby), Ricketts (Hull), A Williams (Swansea), Allen (Swansea), Collison (West Ham), Cotterill (Sheff Utd), D Edwards (Wolves), Tudur Jones (Swansea), King (Leicester), Ledley (Cardiff), Ramsey (Arsenal), Church (Reading), Earnshaw (Nottm Forest), Evans (Man City), Vokes (Wolves).